Nuclear power may play a role in the Netherlands’ drive to curb CO2 emissions from 2030, but only if the government contributes to the costs and there is public support for the plans, a report by...
Sweden / Poll Shows Support For Nuclear Energy And Potential New-Build
A recent poll has shown that about half of Swedes would consider building new nuclear power and see nuclear as a tool to achieve the country’s climate goals. According to the poll, 46% of...
New Paks Power Plant Blocks Could Start Commercial Operation in 2029
Two new blocks at Paks could start commercial operation in 2029 and in 2030, the minister in charge of the expansion of Hungary’s sole commercial nuclear power plant said at a meeting of the Tolna...
Czech Republic / Prague Begins Security Assessment Of Nuclear Bidders, Without Russia And China
The Czech Republic has begun security assessments of three potential bidders for a $7 bn project to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power station – with Russia and China both left off the...
Battery backup system for Olkiluoto plant
One of Europe's largest battery energy storage systems is to be built at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland under a contract signed by Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and Hitachi ABB Power...
Finland Breaks Ground On Its Deep Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository
At the beginning of this month, the Finnish waste management company, Posiva Oy, announced the start of excavation on their deep geologic nuclear waste repository for their spent nuclear fuel (SNF)...
Olkiluoto-3 / TVO And Areva-Siemens Announce Agreement On Completion Terms
Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and plant supplier Areva-Siemens have reached agreement regarding the terms of completion for the Olkiluoto-3 EPR project in Finland, with grid connection scheduled for...
Mochovce operating licence decision ready for comment
Slovak nuclear regulator Úrad jadrového dozoru (ÚJD) announced yesterday it had issued an operating licence for unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant, as well as related permits for the...